Washington 1962 ballot measures

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In 1962, voters decided on 11 statewide ballot measures in Washington on November 6.

• One of the measures was an Initiative to the People.
• Two of the measures were veto referendums.
• Eight of the measures were legislatively referred constitutional amendments.
• Voters approved four (36%) and rejected seven (64%) measures.

On the ballot

November 6, 1962

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result	Yes Votes	No Votes
LRCA	HJR 19	Suffrage; Voting policy	Shorten the residency duration required for voting and eliminate restrictions on voting by Native Americans		392,172 (49%)	400,630 (51%)
LRCA	HJR 6	Judiciary	Authorize the Supreme Court to temporarily appoint judges or retired judges and allow superior court judges to work statewide.	a	539,800 (70%)	236,805 (30%)
LRCA	HJR 9	Administration	Establish temporary succession to elected and appointed legislative offices in the event of an emergency.	a	496,956 (64%)	279,175 (36%)
ITP	Initiative 211	Legislature; Redistricting	Provide for reapportioning and redistricting the state legislature based on equal population		396,419 (47%)	441,085 (53%)
VR	Referendum 32	Business; Food and agriculture	Provide oversight and regulation of milk product production, distribution, and marketing by the Department of Agriculture.		153,419 (18%)	677,530 (82%)
VR	Referendum 33	Government accountability	Authorize cities and towns to undergo audits by private accountants instead of the state auditor.		242,189 (30%)	563,475 (70%)
LRCA	SJR 21	Property	Repeal constitutional language that prohibited noncitizen residents from purchasing and owning land		400,839 (48%)	428,276 (52%)
LRCA	SJR 25	Direct democracy; Elections	Require the publication of ballot constitutional amendments notices in legal newspapers at least four times in the four weeks before an election.	a	417,451 (54%)	353,448 (46%)
LRCA	SJR 9	Direct democracy; Elections	Require the sending of one voters' pamphlet to each place of residence instead of to each registered voter.	a	484,666 (61%)	315,088 (39%)
LRCA	Substitute HJR 1	Taxes	Authorize 40-mill tax levies in cities and towns for up to four years to fund capital outlay with three-fifths voter approval.		189,125 (23%)	620,973 (77%)
LRCA	Substitute SJR 1	Taxes	Authorize 40-mill tax levies in school districts for up to four years to fund capital outlay with three-fifths voter approval.		249,489 (29%)	597,928 (71%)

See also

• Laws governing the initiative process in Washington
• Types of ballot measures in Washington
• List of Washington ballot measures
• 1962 ballot measures

External links

• Washington Voter Guide (November 1962)